DCS outlines older-youth services: youth-driven planning, transitional services and collaborative care explained

Oct 21, 2025

Anissa Evans Tucker of the Indiana Department of Child Services described older-youth services, including youth-driven child-and-family-team meetings starting at 14, transition planning revisited every six months, transitional plans at 90 days before 18, independent-living services at 16, and Indiana’s extended foster-care program ('collaborative care').

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Anissa Evans Tucker of the Indiana Department of Child Services gave a detailed overview of older-youth services and transition planning used in Indiana.

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